usage: deal with; usually used with a form of negation; "I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole"; "The local Mafia won't touch gambling"

8. touch, touch

usage: cause to be in brief contact with; "He touched his toes to the horse's flanks"

9. reach, extend to, touch, be

usage: to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"

10. equal, touch, rival, match, compete, vie, contend

usage: be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

11. touch, disturb, change, alter, modify

usage: tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!"

12. allude, touch, advert, hint, suggest

usage: make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"